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history of Barbados

Barbados is a member of the Commonwealth and continues to play a leading role in the establishment of regional cooperation. In 1968
Errol Barrow, who served as prime minister in 1966–76 and 1986–87, helped form the Caribbean Free Trade Association, which became the Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom) in 1973. The island has also established close ties with countries...